The map below shows you the number of highway patrol commander job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where highway patrol commanders earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to highway patrol commander professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the highway patrol commander job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the highway patrol commander industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

Yes, highway patrol commander jobs are in demand. Highway patrol commander demand is projected to grow 3% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	45	0.00%
2020	92	0.00%
2019	92	0.00%
2018	42	0.00%
2017	39	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$54,448	$26.18	+4.2%
2024	$52,228	$25.11	+1.3%
2023	$51,553	$24.79	+1.8%
2022	$50,656	$24.35	+0.6%
2021	$50,349	$24.21	+0.1%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Wyoming	579,315	34	6%
2	South Carolina	5,024,369	85	2%
3	Nebraska	1,920,076	44	2%
4	New Hampshire	1,342,795	31	2%
5	California	39,536,653	212	1%
6	Florida	20,984,400	167	1%
7	New York	19,849,399	135	1%
8	Indiana	6,666,818	69	1%
9	Massachusetts	6,859,819	64	1%
10	Iowa	3,145,711	38	1%
11	Wisconsin	5,795,483	33	1%
12	Oklahoma	3,930,864	27	1%
13	Alabama	4,874,747	26	1%
14	Nevada	2,998,039	24	1%
15	New Mexico	2,088,070	22	1%
16	Mississippi	2,984,100	20	1%
17	Montana	1,050,493	13	1%
18	South Dakota	869,666	13	1%
19	West Virginia	1,815,857	12	1%
20	Delaware	961,939	10	1%

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